FPT's desire to conquer the world has never been lost

Congratulations to FPT Group on moving to its new headquarters: Big, beautiful, modern, and unique. This headquarters stands shoulder to shoulder with global digital technology corporations, inspiring Vietnamese digital technology businesses.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung spoke at the New Year's visit to FPT Group. Photo: Le Anh Dung

In recent years, FPT has maintained a growth rate of around 20%. This is high. FPT's revenue from foreign markets has also reached 1 billion USD and accounts for 40% of the Group's total revenue. This is a big step forward, a breakthrough, bringing FPT into a different ranking, a different level. A digital technology business (CNS) that is not successful abroad cannot be called successful. International market, international competition, conquering the world are in the blood of the first generation FPT. There were times when leaving was unsuccessful, but that desire was never lost. Maybe just fate is not enough. When there is enough fate, that desire arises again and takes shape. The Information and Communication industry is proud to have up to 1.500 businesses with revenue from foreign markets and the number has reached over 7,5 billion USD. FPT should become proud of Vietnam, become a global technology enterprise.

On the first day of work in the year of the Dragon, the first unit that the Ministry of Information and Communications visited was FPT. This is the message sent by the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Vietnamese State, about the evaluation and respect of ethnic CNS enterprises, considering them as the main factor for developing the country, for Vietnam to transform into a dragon and a dragon. tiger in the middle of this 21st century.

FPT still has the vitality it has today because of fire, energy, and ideological motivation of Truong Gia Binh. Without this motivation, energy and vitality, it will be very difficult for FPT to continue to develop and continuously innovate. Mr. Binh is still the engine and is also diligently looking for a new engine. Finding a new motive and transferring it will be the last great thing that Mr. Binh does for FPT.

The delegation of the Ministry of Information and Communications took souvenir photos with key officials of FPT Corporation.

Mr. Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore said, an excellent leader must do three great things. Firstly, you must create breakthrough development for your organization and have great achievements while in office. Second, you must find and train someone to replace you, who must be able to create even greater results than you. Third is leaving at the right time. The second task is more difficult than the first, and the third task is even more difficult than the second. Mr. Binh has just finished one job, and there are two more jobs to do, which are more difficult.

Nearly 500 children who lost their parents during Covid-19 are growing up in FPT's school called Hope, which will probably be FPT's greatest legacy. We do technology, but the greatest legacy left behind will not be technology but what we do for people. Covid-19 destroys but also gives birth to new life. Those life seeds are growing here in the FPT house. Look into those children's eyes and we adults will change. Bringing Mr. Binh and FPT into the future may very well be these children. Because these babies can absorb Mr. Binh and FPT the most. Whoever absorbs us the most will be the one who takes us the farthest and longest - into the future.

Orphaned children at FPT's school named Hope 

FPT is 40 years old. It has gone through the start-up phase, has been successful, has reached the peak, has leveled off, and is regenerating to enter a new stage of development. Every business is born, grows, ages, and then gets sick. The main difference is in the ability to regenerate when old and sick. If FPT passes this stage, it will have escaped the cycle of Birth-Old-Old-Sickness-Death, to join the group of long-lasting businesses. And it seems that digital technology (CNS), artificial intelligence (AI), digital transformation (CDS) and steadfastness to the original mission have helped FPT successfully regenerate. FPT's bet on AI, semiconductor chips, EV, and especially AI, is a correct strategic choice.

Next, I would like to share some ideas with FPT friends

About digital transformation and green transformation 

Digital transformation and green transformation will be the two most important transformations of this century, at least the first half of this century. These two transitions will fundamentally change our lives. Blue and number are twins. If you want green, you must use numbers, and if you want numbers, you must also use green. FPT must be one of the most important companies in these two transformations of the century, not only in the country but also in the world.

About important shifts in the ICT industry

​The next 10-20-30 years will be important shifts in the second innovation of the telecommunications sector - Information Technology - Digital Technology: From telecommunications infrastructure to digital infrastructure; from communication infrastructure to infrastructure of the digital economy; from information technology to digital technology; from IT applications to CDS; from automation to intelligence, to artificial intelligence; from processing finite information to processing infinite digital data to create new values; from individual software to digital platforms; from processing and assembling to making Make in Vietnam products (designed in Vietnam, created in Vietnam, made in Vietnam); from service enterprises to industrial and technology enterprises; from an exploitation enterprise to an enterprise that researches and develops digital applications; from the main domestic market to the main international market.

About Vietnam's digital infrastructure

Vietnam's digital infrastructure includes telecommunications infrastructure, IoT infrastructure, computing infrastructure, data infrastructure, infrastructure providing digital technology such as services and digital platforms with infrastructure. Vietnam's digital infrastructure must have super large capacity, super wide bandwidth, universal, sustainable, green, smart, open and safe. This infrastructure must be prioritized for investment, modernization and one step ahead to promote national digital transformation, digital economic development and digital society.

About artificial intelligence

AI is the main and most important and most revolutionary technology of the fourth industrial revolution. It will be like the steam engine, like electricity, like computers of previous industrial revolutions. That is, a type of technology that is universal and applicable in all industries, all fields and to all people. But unlike the previous three industrial revolutions where machines replaced manual labor and machines were human labor tools, now AI replaces mental labor and is an assistant to humans.

FPT Automotive brings artificial intelligence to the automotive field with many partners globally

For AI to empower humans, AI must be popularized as a service. This universal responsibility must belong to CNS companies like FPT.

2024 is the year of AI development, especially narrow AI, creating AI applications for each field, industrial AI.

Narrow AI is specialized, focused, and user-generated AI. Narrow AI systems are designed and trained for a specific task. They are highly effective within predefined functional ranges. Narrow-area AI technology is now ready for widespread application.

Narrow AI is the user's AI, created by the user's participation, is the child, the extended brain, and the user's virtual assistant. Users provide their narrow-spectrum AI with data and set requirements and goals. Users train their own AI and then use it. Users created it, therefore trust it. Narrow AI is under the control of users, because they or their organization created it, not anyone else. Narrow-area AI is AI for private use, it does not need too many government regulations. The network provides AI tools and computing power as a service so that every Vietnamese person has a virtual assistant.

FPT will probably be one of Vietnam's largest and most important AI companies, with thousands, tens of thousands of AI engineers. Using AI to create a digital Vietnam. Using AI for real estate analysis. Using AI to solve major national problems. And use AI to go abroad.

About the semiconductor industry

2024 will be the first year we implement the national strategy on semiconductor industry development.

The semiconductor industry is a fundamental industry, and not only that, it is also a key national industry in the next 30-50 years. As long as humanity continues to develop based on information and data as an input factor in production, data processing, i.e. semiconductor chips, will continue to be important.

Our most basic advantage is that Vietnamese people have genes for STEM (math, engineering, technology and science). STEM is the basis of semiconductor technology and chip design. Among the advantages, genetic advantages are the most important, probably no less than geopolitical advantages. From the human resource advantage will come other advantages. From the global center of semiconductor human resources will lead to the global center of the semiconductor industry.

As we develop the semiconductor industry, we should look at it in a larger context, a bigger picture. If we talk about the semiconductor chip design market, it is only $60 billion per year, if we talk about the entire semiconductor industry, it is $600 billion, but the electronics industry is over $3.000 billion, and the semiconductor industry is over $20.000 billion. Changing the numbers, it will reach $30 billion, which is 600 times larger than the semiconductor industry, and XNUMX times larger than chip design.

FPT is determined to develop the semiconductor industry

Developing semiconductor technology is also an opportunity for Vietnam to rebuild the country's electronics industry (such as electronics-telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, medical electronics, industrial electronics, etc.). industry,...), especially when this industry is entering the transition phase to AI electronics and IoT devices. The semiconductor industry is also the core of the CD industry. The CDS industry is the largest market for semiconductor chips. Vietnam with 100 million people is a large market, and is in a stage of rapid development, rapid industrialization, rapid industrialization, and high electronic consumption, so it will be a favorable context for the semiconductor industry.

If FPT wants to develop the semiconductor industry and electronics industry, it must have a bigger vision and greater determination. FPT is a large enterprise so it must look at larger, more difficult spaces and leave smaller, easier spaces for others.

The country is grateful to businesses because they create wealth, create jobs, make the country prosperous, shape the country, and make weapons to protect the Fatherland.

A business that has thousands of people and is worth hundreds of millions of dollars is no longer yours. Doing business at that time was no longer about me. Responsibility to society, to the community, and to the country will be much greater. And if it weren't for something bigger, there wouldn't be enough energy to lead such a large enterprise forward. Mr. Truong Gia Binh is no longer an ordinary person, but a person of "God's family". He is a person with a great mission and great sacrifice. Mr. Binh probably doesn't want that either, but having come to this point, there's no other way. Consider it fate! But also proud and glorious for being the chosen one!

FPT is now big and this business has just announced reaching 1 billion USD in IT service revenue from foreign markets.

If a business wants to grow, it must have a big dream. Vietnam is often invaded, so maybe that's why there are few big dreams. But if you don't dream big and grow strong, you will be invaded again. Losing water again, returning to nothing, then having to start all over again. If this continues over and over again, when will Vietnam be prosperous and have lasting peace? Can we break this cycle? Does the business have any part or responsibility here? Your part, your responsibility, is great, if not the greatest. But businesses, especially large businesses, must carry a national and ethnic mission. Must have big dreams. Must be rich and use that wealth to solve the country's big problems, help the country grow, prosper, and especially, master the most modern technologies to create weapons and manufacture weapons. create "magic crossbows" to protect the Fatherland. A prosperous nation that cannot protect itself is built on sand.

FPT is now big, already at the top in Vietnam, has gone global, and is competing internationally. FPT grew up like this thanks to being raised by Vietnam, now is the time to pay back the recognition his parents gave him and raised him. Use technology to change Vietnam, use CNS to industrialize and modernize Vietnam. Let's use CNS to promote Vietnam's community, turn Vietnam into a digital country, and contribute to Vietnam turning into a dragon and tiger in the middle of this century. Nations and peoples are eternal. A business that is attached to the nation and nation will endure.

2023 is a difficult year, on both a global and national scale. Businesses are also facing difficulties. But difficulty is a test. Difficulties are also a check on the health of the business. Difficulties make us see the problems below more clearly. If the problems at the bottom level are resolved, the organization will develop more sustainably. Difficulties are also a warning, what is good is not good forever. Therefore, when times are good, it is time to open new directions, it is time to prepare for difficulties. These difficult times should not be wasted. Difficulties and crises are how society develops.

Dear FPT friends,

The 2024 theme of the Ministry of Information and Communications is: Universalizing digital infrastructure, creating digital applications to develop the digital economy - New driving force for economic growth and labor productivity.

Digital economic development is most important in digital applications and digital transformation applications for industries. So who will do this? These must be network operators and digital technology businesses. We have the infrastructure, we have the technology, we have human resources, we have real estate knowledge, then we must be the creators of real estate applications for industries to sell to them. Over the past few years, we have left this to the industries to do on their own and therefore, the development of real estate and architects has been very slow.

Developing digital applications for industries is also product creation, which is also Make in Vietnam. CNS businesses must consider this as a research and development activity.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung and FPT Chairman Truong Gia Binh discussed at the meeting at the beginning of the year

Vietnamese CNS businesses, like FPT, should go into industries and fields to create digital applications, help real estate investors, and develop architects for industries and fields. And this is also the process of industrialization and modernization of the country. CNS Enterprise from now on has a new mission of industrializing and modernizing the country through the creation of digital applications, especially industrial digital applications.

Developing architects in industries is also a way to increase labor productivity in these industries. For many years, we in Vietnam have not achieved the goal of increasing labor productivity. Now, our solution to this difficult problem is to create digital applications to develop architects in all industries. CNS enterprises making digital applications also contribute to increasing labor productivity for the country.

Vietnam is not a small country. 100 million people, ranked 14-15 in the world. 35th-40th largest GDP. Intelligence is probably top 10. STEM (math, engineering, technology and science) is probably top 5. Self-reliance is probably top 5. Hard work is probably top 3. Flexibility is probably number 1. So Vietnam not small at all. Vietnam can completely become a great power. Ethnic businesses are the main factors to turn Vietnam into a great power. The country is calling the names of entrepreneurs and businesses with national and ethnic spirit.

The development of the information and communication industry depends first on businesses and units in the industry. This is due to the commitment of the presidents and general directors. It is due to your exploration of strange lands. It's because of your acceptance of risk. On behalf of the Ministry of Information and Communications, I would like to thank FPT, thank you for your contribution!

This year is the year of the Dragon

Giap belongs to the Wood element. Giap Moc represents a large, strong, upright ancient tree. Giap is also the beginning of a 10-year cycle of Thien Stem.

Giap Thin belongs to the Fire element, Phu Dang Hoa. It's a warm, shining light. Drive away the difficulties of the previous year.

The Year of the Dragon brings many great ambitions, dreams and goals. In Eastern culture, the Dragon symbolizes power and is a symbol of divinity and sacredness. Therefore, this year is considered a year full of energy and strength, both charming and shining, powerful and successful in business.

On behalf of the Ministry of Information and Communications, I wish Mr. Truong Gia Binh and FPT friends the New Year of Giap Thin to always be conscious of the national and human mission, receive the energy of Heaven and Earth, overcome difficulties, challenges and succeed. , contributing to making Vietnam famous!

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